The Dickinson press., 1887-07-09

The ice cream festival, given by the
Methodist Episcopal Aid society. at
Messersmith $ building Oh Sims street,
was Il very enjoyable affair and added
quite a sum to the treasury.
Rev. Levin johnson returned last
Saturday from the Red Rock. Mimi.
camp meeting, where he heard the
two Sans; Jones and Small entertain
the people with their peculiar meth
DDS of working up boom in salvation.
One of the e engines, No. All.
looks as though it had been called
out in Il hurry and forgot to put on its
hat. The straight stove pipe appear
ancc of the smoke stack makes it
look as though it had been struck
with Il club.
Rev. +. c. Dayton has remembered
his friends in Dickinson. and as it is
impossible for him to write to each
one he has sent us Il letter from Lon
don, England. giving an interesting
account of the queens Jubilee. which
will be published next week.
\ man named II. w. Teller, who
boarded the train at Dalles. bound
for Brainerd, died on the cars he
tween here and Glendive last Monday
He was suffering from cancer, hut
did not suppose his danger was great
or his end so near. At Mandan his
remains were placed in Il coffin and
sent eastward.
j. n. simpson left for st. Louis ON
Wednesday night, he expects to re-
turn to Miles City in August. The
roundup he says is progressing finely.
He SAYS IL trouble about this coun-
try is that we have not enough winter
range for the cattle remaining OH our
ranges and to he driven in: he esti-
mates that not V ten per cent of
our range is winter range.-Stock
Growers journal.
Charley Mead. J. III. Bridges and
Mr.. Annis came in from New England
City Tuesday. They report Il pleas
ant time at the city on the Fourth,
and that Improvements are still going
on in that section both in town and
country. Charley took back Il load
of lumber, of which there are several
cars consigned to that point in the
yard here.
G. II. Klinefelter. mine host of the
Willard house, has his hands full, i'm
proving his popular resort for the
travelling public. He has just com.
pleted the paperins of the sleeping
rooms in the old house in a neat and
elegant style. The plasterers have
been busy on the new addition. and
MI. Klincfelter hopes soon to- have it
also at the disposal of his guests.
II. L. Beckett and B. +. Fowler, the
bondsmen of VIM. Benson. having
reason to believe that Benson intend
ed to leave the country have turned
him over to Sheriff Sebastian for safe
keeping. 1t will be remembered that
Benson WAS bound over for trial in
the district court for receiving goods
stolen, while III transit, from the
Northern Pacific railroad, by Con-
ductor Il. \. Pulneroy. last fall.
John u. Barnes and family passed
through here on the west bound pas
senger train last "Wednesday, his oh.
%jcctivc point being spokane Falls
Washington territory. He said that
he heard while east, from good au'
thority, that during the present sea'
son surveyors would lie at work be
tween Dickinson and DcadwoOd en-
gagged in locating u line of railroad
between the two points.
Quite IL large number of cowboys
from the ranges north and south oi
town spent the Fourth here, and while
having a good time and celebrating
with considerable .hilarity there wa:
10 disorderly conduct. They showed
chat the hard name they have received
in some parts Of .tlle country is undc
served and that to be a good cowbo,
a man need not cease to be Il gentle
man. They are always welcome il
Dickinson.
Sandy Robinson decided to hav,
spring chicken for dinner one day re
Gently and having selected one tina
seemed to be in good condition, en-
its head off. Being tender hearte'
and not wishing to witness the dym,
struggles of the bird he left ii tlarpin!
about on the ground and went int
the house. Returning after a FEY
minutes for the fowl he had left Ii
found that some IL had played hin
a foul trick for the chicken LA! Ice
removed by SOME person unknown.
, sunday, July Sd, at the residence o
. the brides parents, Gladstone, job
+. McNair and Miss Jennie \. Stal
diird were united i'm the holy bond
of matrimony by Rev. Levin JOIN
SON.. pastor of the Methodist Episc.
!! pal church. The bride and groom Ill
: we'll and %fayoraLly known 10 our cit
, Zens and are the recipients of con
CALCULATIONS and good wishes from II
! who know them and in which til
PRESS heartily joins. The hapr
young couple will make their home j